Oromo and Kirundi
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Burma
National Language
Ethiopia
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Somali Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Thank You
Galatoomi
Urakoze
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
Mwaramutse
Sorry
naa dhiisi
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Bye
Nagayattii!
N’agasaga
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
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Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
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Dialect 1
Borana
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Kenya
Tanzania
Where They Speak
Kenya
Tanzania
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
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German Name
Galla-Sprache
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Oromos
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Kirundi
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1736
rund1242
Linguasphere
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Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Oromo and Kirundi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Oromo and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Kirundi Speaking population
Oromo and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Oromo and Kirundi on Oromo vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Kirundi Language Codes
Oromo and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.